The dollar is rising against the euro after the U.S. government said the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in 2 1/2 years.
The Labor Department said the unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent in November, the lowest since March 2009. The country added 120,000 jobs in November, a sign that the economy is slowly recovering.
The euro fell to $1.3372 in midday trading Friday from $1.3460 late Thursday.
The British pound fell to $1.5588 from $1.5689. The dollar rose to 77.91 Japanese yen from 77.76 to 0.9230 Swiss franc from 0.9164 and to 1.0163 Canadian dollar from 1.0150 Canadian dollar.
